[Drama 2020] Money Game, 머니게임

[larus]

4 hours ago, poochai said:

And Most of it I enjoyed Heo Jae. At first I decided he was a straight man. Disappointed in the past, but ready to work hard and stand up to everyone to ensure a better economic development in the country. But step by step he showed many layers of his character. Absolutely inconsistent, impulsive and vulnerable to anger. If there is something that i did not understand, then it is his attitude to the situation with the bank. At first he seemed to support the position of hon and was ready to cooperate, but after the incident with the professor, he completely changed. What I really can't wait to find out is which one is the real one Heo Jae.

 

What I like about this writer is the way she portayes her characters. I see them as real people with weaknesses and qualities. Hae Jae, who is the antagonist of this drama, is fascinating to watch. He was a man who had and maybe has good intentions but he is also a man who is able to choose unorthodox methods, risky ones, even illegal to archive his plan and that`s scary because he is in a position of power that could bring tragedy for many people if is he is wrong. I agree with your description: Absolutely inconsistent, impulsive and vulnerable to anger. I say one word "Volatile". He killed Professor Chae in a moment of fury. He always was ambitious  and he wanted the job as CEO. Now that incident with Chae Yi-Hun`s father made him more dangerous. I think it is fascinating what`s inside of Heo Jae`s head/heart.

Professor Chae was the one who was aganist him and his ideas. He recognized in Heo Jae a threat. Now that he is dead, he has a clear path but more than that, he can`t have other path, he has to succeed in his plan. It is a way to remain "sane".  It is not easy for him after he killed someone.

He crossed the line and chosing to run away and cover up everything, made him take a step close towards his personal hell. He became a  moster. Seeing the son of professor Chae opposing his ideas, it is like fighting with two at once. Adding his guilty concience, which he will repress,  I foresee a tragic end for him if he fails. 

 

I like when I can analize the emotions and actions of the characters (empirical, just like I see and think it is) rather than watch

over the top villains who show just craziness because of lazy writing. I want to try to understand the behavior of the characters.  Money Game has potential to be a good drama for me.

 

4 hours ago, poochai said:

Another thing I really want to know is whether professor Chae was really a caring person to his son and to korean economic or his true face was different. According the information in the beginnig, he was supportive to politicams and chaebols in the past, so his final fith with Heo Jae surprised me. 

 I don`t know about his story. Yeah, I am curious how he was. His son loved him but there was a distance between them. Yi Hun put a "barrier" between a personal relationship between father and son. Yi Hun talked to him about work but did not want to be close. Not even to have dinner together. The father was sad but he accepted this situation, like he knew why his son was upset with him. 

I suspect that professor Chae put all his efforts on the professional life and he neglacted his family. I also suspect that he and his mother suffered because of that. 

 

Professor Chae was a bookworm. All around him was so many books. He was  a mentor for many finance specialists. I see him as a theoretician. We need them but we need men of actions too. To put the ideas into action is the most difficult.  I apreciate that Heo Jae is a man of actions. Too bad his methods are questionable. Maybe Professor Chae was more active in the past, maybe he retired and was just a mentor now.  He was an authority in this profession. I see that even the president has shown respect for him (and Heo Jae noticed that). 

 

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3 hours ago, larus said:

 

What I like about this writer is the way she portayes her characters. I see them as real people with weaknesses and qualities. Hae Jae, who is the antagonist of this drama, is fascinating to watch. He was a man who had and maybe has good intentions but he is also a man who is able to choose unorthodox methods, risky ones, even illegal to archive his plan and that`s scary because he is in a position of power that could bring tragedy for many people if is he is wrong. I agree with your description: Absolutely inconsistent, impulsive and vulnerable to anger. I say one word "Volatile". He killed Professor Chae in a moment of fury. He always was ambitious  and he wanted the job as CEO. Now that incident with Chae Yi-Hun`s father made him more dangerous. I think it is fascinating what`s inside of Heo Jae`s head/heart.

Professor Chae was the one who was aganist him and his ideas. He recognized in Heo Jae a threat. Now that he is dead, he has a clear path but more than that, he can`t have other path, he has to succeed in his plan. It is a way to remain "sane".  It is not easy for him after he killed someone.

He crossed the line and chosing to run away and cover up everything, made him take a step close towards his personal hell. He became a  moster. Seeing the son of professor Chae opposing his ideas, it is like fighting with two at once. Adding his guilty concience, which he will repress,  I foresee a tragic end for him if he fails. 

 

I like when I can analize the emotions and actions of the characters (empirical, just like I see and think it is) rather than watch

over the top villains who show just craziness because of lazy writing. I want to try to understand the behavior of the characters.  Money Game has potential to be a good drama for me.

 

 

 I don`t know about his story. Yeah, I am curious how he was. His son loved him but there was a distance between them. Yi Hun put a "barrier" between a personal relationship between father and son. Yi Hun talked to him about work but did not want to be close. Not even to have dinner together. The father was sad but he accepted this situation, like he knew why his son was upset with him. 

I suspect that professor Chae put all his efforts on the professional life and he neglacted his family. I also suspect that he and his mother suffered because of that. 

 

Professor Chae was a bookworm. All around him was so many books. He was  a mentor for many finance specialists. I see him as a theoretician. We need them but we need men of actions too. To put the ideas into action is the most difficult.  I apreciate that Heo Jae is a man of actions. Too bad his methods are questionable. Maybe Professor Chae was more active in the past, maybe he retired and was just a mentor now.  He was an authority in this profession. I see that even the president has shown respect for him (and Heo Jae noticed that). 

 

I got a feeling that maybe Professor Chae didn't feel like Yi Hun is up to mark for the economy workforce, like he doubted his own son's capability. Yi Hun is a very nice man (so far what we have been shown) and he is smart, and not afraid to speak up the truth regarding the bankruptcy issue of the bank. 

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On 1/20/2020 at 10:12 PM, larus said:

 

What I like about this writer is the way she portayes her characters. I see them as real people with weaknesses and qualities. Hae Jae, who is the antagonist of this drama, is fascinating to watch.

 

That's what I liked about the first episodes. The characters are not just good or bad, the ambitions, the anger, every emotion they show is well founded. Most dramas feature characters who are unreasonably evil or unreasonably suffering, but this is not the case here. I can't wait to see what each character has to offer.

 

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 I don`t know about his story. Yeah, I am curious how he was. His son loved him but there was a distance between them. Yi Hun put a "barrier" between a personal relationship between father and son. Yi Hun talked to him about work but did not want to be close. Not even to have dinner together. The father was sad but he accepted this situation, like he knew why his son was upset with him. 

I suspect that professor Chae put all his efforts on the professional life and he neglacted his family. I also suspect that he and his mother suffered because of that. 

Because of the professor, I watched the episodes again, and I think that as a theorist, maybe his son's problems are that Yi Hon didn't stay at university, choosing a scientific career, and instead working as a clerk. His father called him "salaryman". May be he can't accept his son choice? Still, the professor's reconciliation when his son refused to stay for dinner is a sign of guilt. The father is aware of what keeps his son away. I can't wait to learn the reason because we already know that the professor is caring about his son. And same is for Yi Hon.

 

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Some updates from IG.

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Looking at the poster, the way LHJ stares at HJ, i am curious if she will work together with Yi Hun at any point of the story or the battles will be 2 for Heo Jae?

 

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On 12/27/2019 at 7:14 AM, poochai said:

 

 

What is Money Game?

 

Can you really be rich if you work hard?

Even if we work hard without skipping a day, we cannot keep up with the rise in apartment prices in Gangnam. So the hard work itself is a structural contradiction that seems elusive and pointless. After all, the sense of injustice and relative deprivation in a world where the art of making money is recognized as ability rather than nobleness. Many so-called losers are produced in the process.

 

Why was this monstrous society born?

The myth of a generation that solved hunger through high compression growth gave rise to the absurdity that only growth is omnipotent. Somehow, many things, even people, were reduced to means under the absolute premise of having to live well. Some people who are good with information and numbers have made a fortune by making products that ordinary people cannot understand. And at the center of it was Wall Street. The definitive edition of human greed.

 

About human values that numbers can't produce...

A society in which living together is not just a virtue, but an obligatory one. Therefore, the people who work with sweat, the nation that faithfully protects their people. Heo Jae dreamed, Chae Yi Hun tried to practice, and Lee Hye Jun had to complete. I wanted to look at the utopia through a state official who stood at that peak.

 

 

thank you so much for this! i'm extremely excited they had this to say

 

i'm on ep 2, so far i need the show to be clearer but i have so many different thoughts. i, personally, believe prof chae is massively wrong but it is a normal thought in the interests of the wealthy. wat i need to understand, i guess, is what the ocnflicts are going to be. rn we have the accident, so... but what else!!!!

 

On 1/20/2020 at 9:56 AM, poochai said:

After watched first episode I was sure this drama won't dissappoint me. I like the way they introduced the charachters. The "Stuck"in the traffic Chae Yi hun, who looks like stuck in life too. The silent and "invisible" for those smart asses with great universities behind their back, Lee Hye-joon. And Most of it I enjoyed Heo Jae. At first I decided he was a straight man. Disappointed in the past, but ready to work hard and stand up to everyone to ensure a better economic development in the country. But step by step he showed many layers of his character. Absolutely inconsistent, impulsive and vulnerable to anger. If there is something that i did not understand, then it is his attitude to the situation with the bank. At first he seemed to support the position of hon and was ready to cooperate, but after the incident with the professor, he completely changed. What I really can't wait to find out is which one is the real one Heo Jae.

Another thing I really want to know is whether professor Chae was really a caring person to his son and to korean economic or his true face was different. According the information in the beginnig, he was supportive to politicams and chaebols in the past, so his final fith with Heo Jae surprised me. 

Anyway, it is a drama I really enjoyed and can't wait to see what is coming.

 

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i don't think heo jae is the antagonist in terms of his solution. he pushed him in anger. but chae's beliefs were a contribution to how the crisis happened and why it is resurfacing. the show needs to do a better job at showcasing the exact consequences of capitalism and its perpetuations. there is a reason why yi-hyun disappointed him. 

 

it's interesting and a testament to our own beliefs why we would think prof. chae is right and noble—maybe the show is going to toy with this.

 

edit: i'm all caught up. it's a very strange ride, but i am excited for the following episodes? 

 

heo jae's solution is the same issue just another form/transformation of capitalism. the show needs to keep expressing itself though in terms of specificity. 

 

anyway, the dude that plays the korean-american guy is...so...hot lmao. but his character is so terrible. shim eun kyung is beautiful here

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@disembody I also think prof. Chae isn't all noble and right. May be if he was, his only son would be closer to him. But Heo Jae, he is stil a big question for me. What he thinks, what is he plannig... still can't preddict his next move. But you sure have a point it's a very strange ride, but i am excited for the following episodes too. 

 

After watching episodes 3 and 4, I would say I'm even more excited. Finally, Eugene Han appeared,  I had expected him with great curiosity. He is indeed evil, but he is evil with a style, and I am eager to learn what comes after his return to Korea.

 

In the meantime, we finally had the opportunity to learn a little more about Hye Joon. I really liked that the screenwriter chose to tell her story through the eyes of her loved ones, who share the story with a stranger as Yi Hun. When he was transfered, the first question I asked myself was how would things unfold for him to find out that Hye Joon could be a good ally for him. Now when he knows her better and obviously will go to the prison to help her to keep her job, i am waiting to see what does Heo Jae plans.

 

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"You are not insignifant. I am proud of you". Yi Hon

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[larus]

I finally managed to watch 4 episodes to be up to date. 

 

The business world is cruel. I like the scnee where Heo Jae and other economy specialists were talking with Chae Byung-Hak. Yi-Hun was listening to their conversation. It was not the first time Yi Hun and Heo Jae have the same thoughts. They thought that Chae Byung Hak is too idealistic. They agree on many points but not entirely, especially on what are the future actions. I like how Yi Hun was thinking of that scene when he was in jail. I like the scene very much. We found out more about how Heo Jae had a different vision than Professor Chae.

I believe neither economic system is infallible. I don`t know much about economy. Heo Jae is right when he said that money doesn`t have a sense of justice. He is practical. I don`t even think Eugene Han is "evil". He is doing his job and he wants to make profit. Yeah, he is insensitive of the others. That Woojin company is not productive. The governament let it still work because afiliated companies and subcontractors will go bankrupt as well. We can`t forget about people. Like Kang Won-Hee said, the local econoomy might collapse but I am angry more about him than Eugene Han. He cares more about political implication than people. Those firms were poorly managed. Why they did not took measures to improve the management? I know it is more easier to talk than done and I don`t know a thing about economy but I am sure that founding those poorly management companies was not without profit for him. (He made money from commisions). 

 

About Heo Jae` s plan? I am like Yi Hun asking "why if that sword is too dangerous?" The conflict between them increases. Heo Jae took things too far. He can`t lose this battle. Yi Hun don`t want to lose either.

 

I like how Hye-Joon convinced the coworkers to be on Yi Hun`s side. I did not think she would succeed. (seeing how she wasn`t succesful with the petition).

 

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Money Game – K-Drama Episode 6 Recap & Review

Yi-Hun’s Decision

What happened to the Director? After his nasty fall from the high balcony, we return to Money Game to find the authorities dealing with the aftermath of this incident. All of this leads up to another dramatic face-off toward the end as the future of Korea’s economy hangs in the balance following the long-awaited deal. For the most part, the episode does well to keep things moving forward but at times the drama suffers from the same issues mentioned before, with technical terms and ideas that’ll likely appeal more to people clued up on economics and banking.

Episode 6 of Money Game begins with the Director taken to hospital with Hye-Joon riding in the ambulance too. Unfortunately, he’s not in a good state and the ambulance speeds up to get to the hospital. Unfortunately the Director passes away before they can get there. Wracked with guilt, Hye-Joon questions whether his planned meeting with her is the reason he was attacked.

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Meanwhile, as the company reels over what happened to the Director, Joon-Pyo learns more about Hye-Joon and Yi-Hun meeting around the BIS Ratio situation. As things look set to spiral, the various figureheads try to remain calm. After being berated in a meeting with Joon-Pyo, Yi-Hun heads back to the office and winds up seeing footage of Seo being manhandled by Heo outside.

While he watches this, Heo warns Eugene to stop antagonizing him as the board meet and discuss the future transaction for the bank. The stock price is discussed too, which causes n excited murmur to spread around the board as the group buy into what they’re being told. Yi-Hun meets with Heo after the meeting and outright asks him if he killed Director Seo. Given he’s already killed Byung-Hak, this really hits home for him. He denies it, of course, but afterwards he winds up in a meeting with Kyung-Min surrounding the stock holdings. Midway through, Kyung-Min asks about what he’s personally gaining from this partnership, prompting Heo to talk about the country itself and the issues it’s facing.

Yi-Hun is fired from his position and leaves the office while Hye-Joon doesn’t show up for her shift, still feeling guilty over what happened with Yi-Hun, until she shows up at the office with a petition regarding Yi-Hun’s disciplinary. Unfortunately no one appears to care or give her the time of day, and she leaves defeated. Only, on her way out Park arrives and helps her collect the dropped files.

Meanwhile, the sale of the bank to Bahama goes ahead while the decision around Yi-Hun is made – 6 months of disciplinary action but no jail time. Thankfully Mr Park and Hye-Joon worked together to put pressure on the board and prevent him being disciplined. As he leaves the room, he sees an entire mob of workers outside, dressed in masks, and cheering for him.

Following the sale, Heo meets with Joon-Pyo and mentions Eugene’s plan of bankrupting a ship-building company. Heo remains indifferent, telling him Bahama now holds all the power and unfortunately there’s nothing they can do to stop it. As the news is made public, the board gather together, including Yi-Hun who enters the room, and together they implore Heo to tell them the true nature of what Bahama plans to do where we leave the episode for now.

While Money Game isn’t necessarily a boring Korean drama by any stretch of the imagination, there are times where the story feels very lackadaisical. Large parts of this show tackle the banking and economic implications of the Bahama sale, with particular emphasis on the BIS Ratio. The sub-plot involving Soo-Ho doesn’t really seem to be building up to anything beyond showing how hard he works and what a mess he’s got his family into, while the two murders feel half-baked and lack the same intensity a show like The Game: Towards Zero has managed to conjure up in the same number of episodes.

Having said that, the acting here is really good, and the blend of Korean and English speaking add an extra layer to the negotiations and really give the illusion that these are two opposing world forces coming together. Quite what will happen next in this one remains to be seen but for now, Money Game bows out with plenty of unanswered questions hanging over this one.

 

credit and recap/reviews for the first 6 episodes of this drama here: thereviewgeek

 

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Episode 9 today. The real game starts now.

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after watching episodes 9 and 10 I was very curious about how Chae Yi Hoon felt towards Lee He Joon, I thought Yi Hoon was getting distracted when he found out that Eugene Han was interested in He Joon ... this drama would be even more exciting if there was a little romance between the three of them.